Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models

Development of models for crop yield prediction using remote sensing allows accurate, reliable and timely estimations over large areas. articularly, this information is necessary to ensure the adequacy of a nation’s food supply as well as to aid policy makers and farmers. In Argentina, soybean (Glyc...

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Main Authors: Sayago, S., Bocco, M.
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias 2018
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/agris/article/view/20447
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Bocco, M.
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description Development of models for crop yield prediction using remote sensing allows accurate, reliable and timely estimations over large areas. articularly, this information is necessary to ensure the adequacy of a nation’s food supply as well as to aid policy makers and farmers. In Argentina, soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) and corn (Zea mays L.) are the most important crops. The goal of this research was to develop and evaluate linear and non-linear models to estimate crop yield from satellite data. Particularly, we proposed and applied those models to obtain soybean and corn yield in the central region of Córdoba (Argentina) using Landsat and SPOT images. The models were designed taking into account all or some bands included in the images from one or both satellites. Results showed that models provided a good fit when all images are used, being superior the accuracy obtained by neural networks (NN). For soybean, the best estimation presented a coefficient of determination equal to 0.90 with NN and 0.82 with multiple linear regression models, and for corn 0.92 and 0.88, respectively. This study concludes that Landsat and SPOT images can be effectively used to predict, in early to mid-season crop growth stages, corn and soybean yield.
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spelling oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-204472020-03-30T18:38:51Z Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models Sayago, S. Bocco, M. neural networks multiple linear regression soybean corn modelling. Development of models for crop yield prediction using remote sensing allows accurate, reliable and timely estimations over large areas. articularly, this information is necessary to ensure the adequacy of a nation’s food supply as well as to aid policy makers and farmers. In Argentina, soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) and corn (Zea mays L.) are the most important crops. The goal of this research was to develop and evaluate linear and non-linear models to estimate crop yield from satellite data. Particularly, we proposed and applied those models to obtain soybean and corn yield in the central region of Córdoba (Argentina) using Landsat and SPOT images. The models were designed taking into account all or some bands included in the images from one or both satellites. Results showed that models provided a good fit when all images are used, being superior the accuracy obtained by neural networks (NN). For soybean, the best estimation presented a coefficient of determination equal to 0.90 with NN and 0.82 with multiple linear regression models, and for corn 0.92 and 0.88, respectively. This study concludes that Landsat and SPOT images can be effectively used to predict, in early to mid-season crop growth stages, corn and soybean yield. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias 2018-06-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/agris/article/view/20447 10.31047/1668.298x.v1.n35.20447 AgriScientia; Vol. 35 No. 1 (2018); 1-9 AgriScientia; Vol. 35 Núm. 1 (2018); 1-9 1668-298X 10.31047/1668.298x.v1.n35 eng https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/agris/article/view/20447/20062 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/agris/article/view/20447/29298
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multiple linear regression
soybean
corn
modelling.
Sayago, S.
Bocco, M.
Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title_full Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title_fullStr Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title_full_unstemmed Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title_short Crop yield estimation using satellite images: comparison of linear and non-linear models
title_sort crop yield estimation using satellite images comparison of linear and non linear models
topic neural networks
multiple linear regression
soybean
corn
modelling.
topic_facet neural networks
multiple linear regression
soybean
corn
modelling.
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